Every night I close my eyes,
I see your awkward smile, your cheeks flushed bright,
Your lips puckered—like the sun caught on a canvas.
So I turn to the pictures,
Where your lips stay puckered,
And your eyes still shine.
My hope now flickers—
But never fully dies.
I have lost you,
But not the part you carved into me.
It lingers, forever undue—
Precious, like to you I never could be.
